[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Simhasanadvatrimshika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana) › 3.14 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 3.14 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 3.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.14) annaṃ vidhātrā vihitaṃ martyānāṃ jīvadhāraṇam; tad anādṛtya matimān prārthayen na tu kiṃcana. || 14 || > Food has been ordained by the Creator as the sustenance of life for mortals; > having disregarded that, a wise man should ask for nothing else. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p11) - [Next: 3.p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p12) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.3.14) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.2.3-3) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.14) · Pramāṇa